Thank you for the explanation of the importance of breaching. I have been seeing UA-cam of driving without and was unsure if I was correct to train pony with breaching. It’s clarified this issue for me.
Love this video....I just needed updated been a few years need to get back to it and just need to refreshing my mind and this video was definitely a lot of help ...Thank you !
Could you please do a video on fitting the size of a cart to the size of a pony i.e. the right sized cart for a mini and distance behind the ponies bum to the carriage or swingle bar which ever protrudes the closest to the horse, how to determin the correct length of shafts either to the shoulder or to the girth (marathon shafts) height of wheels and overall aesthetics to consider I.e. driver not perched so high they loom over a small pony etc. Thanks. Really enjoy your videos but noticed the the right cart for the right pony has not really been covered. And nowhere has it been mentioned how close to have your cart to the pony for general pleasure driving. Thanks. S 🙂
Love your Videos! I was wondering why you don't use snaps on your holdbacks. My Amish made harness came with heavy duty snaps and there is no wrapping necessary. If I were needing to unharness in a hurry it would be quicker. I only have one driving mini so the holdbacks are adjusted just for her.
Love your mini video :) Does that Kingston Cart fit a 33" mini? Also, where did you find your harness? And the mini hoof boots :) I'm new to minis....had big horses all my life....will need the right cart and harness to get started :) Thank you in advance.
If you have the right padding on the harness to protect from rubbing making the horse making a horse or we pull barrel top gypsy horse wagons with Cox we have travelled a journey of 42 miles in 2-days and never had a sore patch on the awful noturnos
My mini stands w/out me talking or doing anything. Horses respond to pressure & release not human speech they get desentiezed to words you said "stand still" while he was already standing still. If they move forward just stop them w/ the reins they'll learn to only move when you flick the reins. Thats what I do I don't use a whip or smack them w/ the reins I only flick them softly & that means forward.
I was also wondering why you say not to tie them while hitching. I cross tie mine in front of an open garage door of our stable that faces the stalls. If trailering out I tie her to the trailer. I'm never fortunate enough to have a "header" so I use my stalls as the header and the trailer. At home we don't have wide open spaces like you. There are trees, shrubs, objects that block from sight any hidden, possible horse monsters. To hitch her with only your reins as the header seems more of a risk to me. Of course, I know that training is a biggie...the STAND STILL...I have trained her to stand very still while I hitch/unhitch, but I found the first time I trailered her out to a state park she did not stand perfectly still. Without tying her I may have spent the entire time working on stand still at a public place and never got to drive. She may have become very frustrated and sore on the whole experience. After 5 miles of driving she came back and stood still for unhitching. The next time out she stood much better to be hitched. I have watched other professionals who also say to not tie them. Their horses stand perfectly still while being hitched. So I am naturally baffled. I have spent a lifetime with horses and understand them pulling back when tied solid when extremely frightened and possibly breaking the rope. Or a cinchy horse being tied and cinched at the same time can cause the same reaction. Is this the reason...or part of it?
I tie up. British videos show horses tied, especially if you're mostly alone. My pony just steps to the side then forward once clear of the fence. The pony knows to stand still but I prefer tying. Just a few feet from where she can go forward.
no one can tell what you are doing so much yammering about things not to do and rules with no explanation as to where those rules come from-then when you finally do attach to the cart no one can see what you are doing-off to watch another video as this one was really annoyingly unhelpful.
We've just bought are first horse vehicle and currently learning how to take and drive the horse, had great advice
Thank you for the explanation of the importance of breaching. I have been seeing UA-cam of driving without and was unsure if I was correct to train pony with breaching. It’s clarified this issue for me.
This is the best explanation on what to do, not do, and why....very good video to warch,learn
Love this video....I just needed updated been a few years need to get back to it and just need to refreshing my mind and this video was definitely a lot of help ...Thank you !
Could you please do a video on fitting the size of a cart to the size of a pony i.e. the right sized cart for a mini and distance behind the ponies bum to the carriage or swingle bar which ever protrudes the closest to the horse, how to determin the correct length of shafts either to the shoulder or to the girth (marathon shafts) height of wheels and overall aesthetics to consider I.e. driver not perched so high they loom over a small pony etc. Thanks. Really enjoy your videos but noticed the the right cart for the right pony has not really been covered. And nowhere has it been mentioned how close to have your cart to the pony for general pleasure driving. Thanks. S 🙂
I learn something new everyday...lol I was hitching in the wrong order...lol Now I know...thanks for quality video!
Great video! So much to learn😁
Thanks, I wondered about carts , our horse pulled plow and trees. Stoneboat. Would love it cart like that.
That was very helpful 😊
Love your Videos! I was wondering why you don't use snaps on your holdbacks. My Amish made harness came with heavy duty snaps and there is no wrapping necessary. If I were needing to unharness in a hurry it would be quicker. I only have one driving mini so the holdbacks are adjusted just for her.
Thanks again!!!
Love your mini video :) Does that Kingston Cart fit a 33" mini? Also, where did you find your harness? And the mini hoof boots :) I'm new to minis....had big horses all my life....will need the right cart and harness to get started :) Thank you in advance.
If you have the right padding on the harness to protect from rubbing making the horse making a horse or we pull barrel top gypsy horse wagons with Cox we have travelled a journey of 42 miles in 2-days and never had a sore patch on the awful noturnos
Reins or lines? I though reins were for riding and lines are for driving?
Yes you are correct! Lines are for driving and reins are for riding.
My mini stands w/out me talking or doing anything. Horses respond to pressure & release not human speech they get desentiezed to words you said "stand still" while he was already standing still.
If they move forward just stop them w/ the reins they'll learn to only move when you flick the reins.
Thats what I do I don't use a whip or smack them w/ the reins I only flick them softly & that means forward.
I was also wondering why you say not to tie them while hitching. I cross tie mine in front of an open garage door of our stable that faces the stalls. If trailering out I tie her to the trailer. I'm never fortunate enough to have a "header" so I use my stalls as the header and the trailer. At home we don't have wide open spaces like you. There are trees, shrubs, objects that block from sight any hidden, possible horse monsters. To hitch her with only your reins as the header seems more of a risk to me. Of course, I know that training is a biggie...the STAND STILL...I have trained her to stand very still while I hitch/unhitch, but I found the first time I trailered her out to a state park she did not stand perfectly still. Without tying her I may have spent the entire time working on stand still at a public place and never got to drive. She may have become very frustrated and sore on the whole experience. After 5 miles of driving she came back and stood still for unhitching. The next time out she stood much better to be hitched. I have watched other professionals who also say to not tie them. Their horses stand perfectly still while being hitched. So I am naturally baffled. I have spent a lifetime with horses and understand them pulling back when tied solid when extremely frightened and possibly breaking the rope. Or a cinchy horse being tied and cinched at the same time can cause the same reaction. Is this the reason...or part of it?
I tie up. British videos show horses tied, especially if you're mostly alone. My pony just steps to the side then forward once clear of the fence. The pony knows to stand still but I prefer tying. Just a few feet from where she can go forward.
watch appleby horse fairs
and barry hook
All the shadowing in the video has prevented me from being actually able to see you hooking the horse up.
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Sound. is horrible
no one can tell what you are doing so much yammering about things not to do and rules with no explanation as to where those rules come from-then when you finally do attach to the cart no one can see what you are doing-off to watch another video as this one was really annoyingly unhelpful.
I did it myself with the Woodglut plans. I think this is the best way to find out how to build it.